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Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

We must sustain Ambassador Albert del Rosario’s mission to safeguard our national security amidst the current challenges in the Indo-Pacific

MANILA - The proposed measure aimed at declaring certain areas in the Kalayaan Group of Islands (KGI) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as protected areas is now ready for transmission to the House Plenary for sponsorship and debate. This, after the House Committee on Natural Resources approved on Wednesday House Bill (HB) No. 6373 which seeks to declare the area 3-nautical miles (around 10 square kilometers area) surrounding the KGI and Scarborough Shoal as Marine Protected Areas (MPA) to protec...

Amid the recent harassment of Filipino fishermen by the Chinese Coast Guard, Palawan 3rd District Rep. Edward Hagedorn’s proposed measure on the protection and preservation of the hotly-contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) gained steam among key government offices. Personnel of the Philippine Coa

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will raise before his fellow state leaders during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit issues concerning food and energy security, digital transformation and economy, as well as the South China Sea. In a pre-departure briefing on Friday,

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will assert the 2016 arbitration ruling as the anchor of the Marcos administration’s guiding principle on the South China Sea disputes at an annual regional meeting in Cambodia next week.

Senior US State Department officials have expressed hope that the agency’s detailed study concluding China’s assertions in the South China Sea are unlawful will enable other nations to push back against Beijing’s claims.

West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) Hontiveros issued the appeal as the Philippines commemorates the fifth anniversary of its victory at The Hague, which affirmed the country’s claim over the WPS. “Magtayo at padamihin na ng DND ang mga pasilidad sa mga isla natin sa WPS (The DND should build more facilities on our islands in the WPS). We need to show China that we will no longer be passive about our 2016 victory,” the opposition senator said in a statement. “We tirelessly and rep...

"We cannot afford conflicts between neighbors." President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga This was what President Duterte told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as they discussed maritime security and safety in the Asia-Pacific region during their phone conversation on We

Atty. Joey Lina There is an overwhelming majority of Filipinos who are unwavering in their desire to see the administration assert our country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), despite some confusing statements from the office of the President. The widespread sentiment of Filipinos against Chinese intrusions in the WPS has remained strong over the years. As shown in many surveys of both Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations, seven to nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos want government t...